Corner putty-knife.



B. CHURCHILL.

. CORNER FUTTY KNIFE. APPLICATION EILED MAR. 31. 1915.

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CORNER PUTTY-KNIFE.

Application filed March 31, 1915. Serial No. 18,335.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BERT CHURCHILL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Toulon, in the county of Stark and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Corner Putty- Knives, ofwhich thefollowing is a specification.

The present invention relates to a corner putty knife, and has for itsobject to provide a device of this character which em bodies novelfeatures of construction where by it can be employed in the ordinarymanner and can also be used advantageously in a corner or for pressingputty or the like into the crac s of old floors.

Further objects ,of the invention are to provide a device of thischaracter which can be inexpensively constructed from a single piece ofsheet material, which can be used to equal advantage upon plain surfacesand in corners, and which will stand the ordinary rough handling withoutdanger of breakage.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certainnovel combinations and arrangements of the parts as will more fullyappear as the description proceeds, the novel features thereof beingpointed out in the appended claims.

For a full understanding of the invention, reference is to be had to thefollowing description and accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is aside elevation of a corner putty knife constructed in accordance withthe invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof. Fig.3 is a transversesectional view through the blade on the line 33 of Fig.

2. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional View through the handle on the line4-4 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a bottom plan view, showing the manner ofrolling the sheet material to form the handle of the putty knife.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

The corner putty knife is preferably formed by suitably bending a singlepiece of sheet material, both the handle and blade being one integralconstruction so that there are no parts to become separated and lost.

Referring to the drawings, the reference character A designates theblade, and B the handle, both members having an integral Specificationof Letters Patent.

in a beveled edge 1 while the inner end thereof merges into the handleB. The auxiliary arm projects from one edge of the main arm 1 atsubstantially right angles thereto and terminates at its outer end in abevel edge 2*, the inner end thereof gradually decreasing in width at. 2and finally merging into the main arm 1. The handle B is substantially acontinuation of the main arm 1, the flat sheet material'of which thedevice is formed being rolled or turned to give the handle a tubularformation with closed outer and inner ends. A. very strong and rigidconstruction is thus obtained and when the tool is thus formed it willstand rough usage without danger of being broken, and there are no partssuch as are liable to get loose and become lost. The tool can be usedupon plain surfaces in the same manner as an ordinary putty knife andwill enable an operator to work easily in corners and other places whichcould only be reached by an ordinary putty knife with extremedifficulty. The handle B would be disposed at an angle to the plate 1,being preferably arranged at an angle of substantially 45 to the planethereof. 7

Having thus described the invention,what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A corner putty knife including ablade formed with two longitudinallyextending arms arranged at substantially right angles to each other andterminating at their outer ends in square edges, and a handle applied tothe inner end of the blade.

2. A corner putty knife including a blade formed with a pair of armsarranged at sub-- stantially right angles to each other and terminatingat their outer ends in square auxiliary arm projecting from one edge ofthe main arm and arranged at substantially right angles thereto, whilethe handle is constructed by rolling the edges of an extension of themain blade into a substantially tubnlar formation.

l. A corner putty knife formed from a single piece of sheet material andincluding an integral blade and handle, the blade being formed with amain arm and an auxiliary arm projecting at substantially right anglesfrom one edge thereof, the two arms terminating at their free ends insquare edges While the auxiliary arm gradually de creases in width atits inner end and merges into the main arm, the handle having a tubularformation and being provided by rolling the edges of an extension at theinner end of the main arm of the blade.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

BERT CHURCHILL.

Witnesses:

BERTHA BERFIELD VIVIAN QUINN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of latents,

Washington, D. 6.

